Tehuantepec Forecast

January 31, 2026, 3:02 am (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Tehuantepec Forecast

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.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE, WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W
TO 15N94W TO 16N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
13N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
ELSEWHERE, WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N97W TO 14N99W TO 10N100W TO 10N95W
TO 11N93W TO 16N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE, WITHIN 15N94W
TO 16N95W TO 13N98W TO 12N101W TO 11N99W TO 12N95W TO 15N94W NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
15N94W TO 14N104W TO 11N105W TO 07N104W TO 05N97W TO 08N92W TO
15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
ELSEWHERE, WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N95W TO 14N94W
TO 15N94W TO 16N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
13N97W TO 13N95W TO 14N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M.
ELSEWHERE, WITHIN 16N93W TO 16N97W TO 14N99W TO 10N100W TO 10N95W
TO 11N93W TO 16N93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 14N95W TO
15N95W TO 16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC... N TO NE
WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE, WITHIN 15N94W
TO 16N95W TO 13N98W TO 12N101W TO 11N99W TO 12N95W TO 15N94W NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER AREA WITHIN
15N94W TO 14N104W TO 11N105W TO 07N104W TO 05N97W TO 08N92W TO
15N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN N TO NE SWELL.

GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC GALE WARNING: THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE
GULF OF AMERICA AND THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC MONSOON TROUGH HAS
USHERED IN A ROUND OF GALE CONDITIONS IN THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION.
THESE WINDS SHOULD REACH STRONG- GALE FORCE, WITH SEAS PEAKING
NEAR 18 TO 22 FT SAT THROUGH SUN MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
BELOW GALE FORCE TUE MORNING. ANOTHER GALE FORCE GAP WIND EVENT
IS POSSIBLE IN TEHUANTEPEC STARTING WED NIGHT.
A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. PLEASE SEE THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION ABOVE
FOR MORE DETAILS.
ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN SURFACE RIDGING WEST OF THE BAJA PENINSULA AND A SURFACE
TROUGH OVER WESTERN MEXICO IS SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS
IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. SEAS ARE SLIGHT TO MODERATE OVER
THESE WATERS. MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS ARE WEST OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER
WITH MODERATE SEAS.
FOR THE FORECAST ASIDE FROM THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, FRESH TO
STRONG NW TO N WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA
BEFORE DIMINISHING SAT AFTERNOON. A SET OF NW SWELL WILL IMPACT
THE WATERS WEST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA LATE SUN NIGHT
THROUGH TUE.

FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E GAP WINDS IN THE GULF
OF PAPAGAYO WILL POSSIBLY PEAK AT GALE-FORCE SUN NIGHT THROUGH
TUE AS AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN UNITED
STATES HELPS TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. A GALE FORCE GAP WIND
EVENT OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL PRODUCE ROUGH TO VERY
ROUGH SEAS OVER THE WESTERN GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR WATERS SAT
NIGHT THROUGH MON. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY GAP WINDS ALONG WITH
ROUGH SEAS ARE ALSO EXPECTED NEAR THE GULF OF PANAMA SAT EVENING
THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

SHORT-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
TODAY - N 30-38, Seas NNW 12.1-12.4 ft @ 8sec
TONITE - N 27-34, Seas NNW 15.1-15.2 ft @ 9sec
SUNDAY - N 27-34, Seas NNW 15.1-15.2 ft @ 9sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - N 25-31, Seas NNW 12-12.2 ft @ 8sec

LONG-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
MONDAY - N 25-31, Seas NNW 12-12.2 ft @ 8sec
TUESDAY - NNW 22-27, Seas NNW 7.7-8.1 ft @ 7sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 22-27, Seas SSW 2.7-3.9 ft @ 12sec
THURSDAY - N 28-35, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY - N 30-37, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?